Virtual Heart Failure Service

If you are living with heart failure, you probably know that frequent hospital stays can become a part of life. However, it doesn't always have to be this way. While you may still require regular hospital care, with the right support it is often possible to receive much of the same support in the comfort of your own home.

Ramsay Home Health's Virtual Heart Failure Service is designed to reduce the amount of time you need to spend in hospital. This means fewer trips to hospital and shorter stays when you are admitted. We achieve this through remote monitoring of your vital signs and with the support of a well-coordinated team of cardiac nurses and allied health care professionals. We can also help you to better understand your symptoms, empowering you to take a more active role in managing your condition.

As part of the Virtual Heart Failure Service, you will receive:

1. Heart health monitoring tools

We will provide technology and wearables designed to help monitor your heart health. This commonly includes bluetooth-enabled:

• Blood pressure monitor
• Pulse oximeter
• Weight scales.

2. Remote monitoring and data analysis

Your vital signs (including your blood pressure, weight, pulse, and oxygen saturation) will be monitored and analysed by a dedicated team of cardiovascular nurses. The team will keep a close eye on your health.

3. Convenient virtual consultations

You will have easy access to scheduled virtual consultations with specialist cardiac nurses and allied health professionals. Consultations can be conducted via video calls or text chats, all from the comfort of your own home.

Why choose the Virtual Heart Failure Service?

1. Personalised support and guidance

With regular check-ins, tailored support and advice from a team of specialist cardiac nurses and allied health professionals, you can gain understanding of, and confidence in, managing your heart failure symptoms.

2. Convenient remote monitoring

We remotely track important health metrics to spot any changes in your condition as early as possible. A dedicated heart failure nurse will then guide you on managing these changes, helping you avoid unnecessary hospital visits.

3. Informed health care decisions

The team can provide data-informed reports to your specialists and general practitioner (GP) to give them valuable insights into your condition. This additional data can help them make more informed decisions.

4. Virtual appointments with experts

You can schedule virtual appointments with a range of health care professionals, including specialised cardiac nurses, dietitians, and physiotherapists. This means you access essential support for, and education on, things like healthy eating, managing daily activities, and coping with emotions and stress, all without leaving home.

5. Save time and money

Say goodbye to the hassle and expense of travelling to hospitals and waiting for treatment. With the Virtual Heart Failure Service, you will spend less time and money on going to hospital and have more control over your schedule.

6. Less disruption to your life

Get the support and advice you need without disrupting your family and daily routines. Accessing more of the services you need from home gives you the convenience and flexibility you deserve.

Find out more 

Have a question that's not answered here? Please contact the Ramsay Home Health virtual team for further information.

• Phone: 1300 131 186
• Email: virtualcare@ramsayhomehealth.com.au